During a recent interview with The Bigga Picture podcast, the Brand Nubian artist opened up about a myriad of topics pertaining to the culture.
One of the talking points led him to share his opinion on breakdancing and how it has faded into the background of Hip-Hop’s story. Jamar then took aim at graffiti writing, claiming that the past time has also become an afterthought in the culture. In another controversial spin on his take, he then claimed that the art of rapping was at risk of suffering the same fate. Backlash poured in from fans, critiquing the artist for his hot takes and accusing him of seeking attention. DJ Rob Swift was the most critical of the emcee, taking to X/Twitter to break down what he examines as “truth decay.”
“In our age of ‘Information’ overload, Hip-Hop needs to channel the energy from discriminating against each other towards correctly discriminating between truth and falsehood—guard against being led astray by rappers like @lordjamar who falsely claim Breaking, the element responsible for introducing our culture to the world, isn’t a part of Hip-Hop!”